Prices of eleven selected essential goods will be reduced, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said a short while ago.
Addressing the parliament during the second reading of the 2016 budget, Karunanayake told that prices of potatoes, big onions, local and infant milk powder, sprats, dried fish, LP gas and kerosin will be reduced.
Accordingly,
* Packet of local milk powder (400g) will be reduced to Rs. 295
* Infant milk powder prices will be reduced by Rs100
* Trade taxes imposed on Potatoes and Big onions will be reduced by Rs25.
* MRP of Sprats will be Rs 410 (1kg),
* MRP of Dhal will be Rs.169(1kg).
* Price of LP gas (12.5kg) will be reduced by Rs 150.
* Price of Kerosene will be reduced by Rs.10.
* MRP of canned fish (425g) will be Rs. 125
* Dried fish - Katta MRP Rs 1100. Saalaya MRP Rs 425
* MRP of grams will be set up at Rs Rs 169
